2009′s Top Ten Box Office Movies

2009 was a great year in movies. The top ten box office movies alone amassed over $2.6 billion dollars in the United States. So, which movie made the most domestically? Which one took the number one spot worldwide?

  1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $402,111,870
    • Release Date: June 24, 2009
    • Wordwide Gross: $834,969,807 (3rd)
  2. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince $301,959,197
    • Release Date: July 15, 2009
    • Wordwide Gross: $929.4 million (1st)
  3. Up $293,004,164
    • Release Date: May 29, 2009
    • Fun Fact: Pixar’s Second Highest Grossing Movie Ever (Finding Nemo ranks 1st)
  4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon $280,924,000
    • Release Date: November 20, 2009
    • Fun Fact: Holds the record for biggest opening-day earnings of all time at $72,703,754
  5. The Hangover $277,322,503
    • Release Date: June 5, 2009
  6. Star Trek $257,730,019
    • Release Date: May 8, 2009
  7. Avatar $212,268,000
    • Release Date: December 18, 2009
    • Fun Fact: The movie reportedly costed $500 million to produce
  8. Monsters vs. Aliens $198,352,526
    • Release Date: March 27, 2009
    • Fun Fact: The movie’s tagline is, “Oooze gonna save us?”
  9. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $196,573,705
    • Release Date: July 1, 2009
    • Worldwide Gross: $883.7 million (2nd)
  10. The Blind Side $184,387,000
    • Release Date: November 20, 2009

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What movies did you watch in 2009? Let me know in the comments section below!

Tony is the founder of LonePlacebo and is interested in startups, web design, and software. He currently attends the University of California, Irvine, majoring in Business Administration.